DEAD AT DAYBREAK

Author:  Deon Meyer

Genre:  Thriller, Standalone  

Published:  2005

Personal Rating:  2/5 (not enjoyable)

Format/Narrator:  Audiobook/Simon Vance

Yearly Count:  61

In South Africa, ex-cop Zatopek ‘Zed’ van Heerden, now private investigator, is sought after to recover a will.  The will was stolen from a murdered antique dealer in his home.  The state will claim the estate if it's not recovered in 7 days.

I have wanted to read a Deon Meyer book for years now.  I actually have several in hardcover and eBook format, but this one caught my eye as an audiobook.  It was told by van Heerden in the past (his backstory) and the present, and it was complex.  Unfortunately,  my interest level waned pretty quickly, and it was almost put down to rest.  I'm not sure if the main cause was the absolutely atrocious language (I can read it a lot easier than listening to it!) or if I just wasn't interested in the storyline.  Needless to say, I will give another book of his a try, but I'm not very excited about Meyer anymore.